# Galloway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡaləwe/ · frequency rank #18,085

## Definitions
1. A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.
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9. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
10. A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand.
11. A surname.

## Etymology
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Scottish Gaelic Gall-Ghàidhealaibhbor.
English Galloway
From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

## Easily confused with
- **Galway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galloway-vs-galway)
- **gallows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galloway-vs-gallows)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aglloway`, `galloawy`, `gallowayy`, `gallowway`, `gallowya`, `gallwoay`, `galolway`, `galoway`, `ggalloway`, `glaloway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galloway